We are looking for an Electronics Hardware Engineer to join our UK Team!
We are looking for a hands-on Electronics Hardware Engineer to join our AVS team, working on high-performance embedded computing systems used in aerospace and defence applications. Other applications may include products like, flight recorders, air data computers and video systems.
This role is focused on the design and development of complex PCBs, including high-speed digital interfaces such as PCIe and Ethernet, within ruggedised VPX/XMC-based systems deployed in military aircraft.
You will be involved across the full product lifecycle — from early concept and schematic design through to layout, bring-up, test, qualification, and production support.
This is a practical engineering role. You will be expected to design, build, debug, and improve real hardware.
Location: Letchworth office, UK.
We Take Care of Our People
Work-life balance through our Hybrid working, flexitime program and condensed work week (role dependent) I Paid Time Off I Retirement with Employer Match I Health and Wellness Benefits I Learning and Development Opportunities I Competitive Pay I Bonus Scheme I Recognition I I *
Your Challenge:
Design and develop multi-layer PCBs for high-speed embedded systems
Work on interfaces including PCIe and Ethernet
Contribute to schematic capture and guide PCB layout with signal integrity, grounding, and EMC in mind
Support board bring-up, debug, and verification in the lab
Work across analogue, digital, and power domains
Collaborate with firmware, mechanical, and manufacturing teams
Support environmental and qualification testing
Contribute to design reviews and technical decision-making
Support production and resolve issues in deployed hardware
What You Bring:
Experience in electronic design
Understanding of high-speed design, grounding, and EMC and willingness to develop
Experience with Altium, OrCAD, or similar
Desirable:
VPX / XMC experience
DC-DC PSU design
Aerospace / Defence background (CDR, PDR, DO245 etc)
Qualification testing exposure
Hands-on debug and lab experience
Practical, problem-solving mindset
About Us
Curtiss-Wright's Defense Solution division is a trusted, proven leader, delivering superior products and services that meet the defense and aerospace industries' toughest challenges with best-in-class value. In 2017, Curtiss-Wright relocated its Avionics, Sensors & Controls and Industrial Business Units into a brand new, purpose-built 160,000 ft2 facility at Bournemouth International Airport. The state-of-the-art facility has extensive design and manufacturing capabilities as well as in-house environmental stress screening. The facility is committed to quality and excellence in manufacturing for our flight recorder, air data computer, video management systems, computing systems, mission displays and video recorder products.
As the design center of excellence for flight recorders and air data computers, the units had to be lightweight and small -- crash survivability requirements exceeding the existing standards for commercial aircraft.
*Please note, benefits are country specific and may vary from location to location.
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